Arkansas Business articles from June 2009

Arkansas Business archives from June 2009

Roof gardens slow to grow in Arkansas.(Green Business)
June 1, 2009... ALTHOUGH THE ARKANSAS Department of Environmental Quality s headquarters received the Gold Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design rating from the U.S. Green Building Council in 2007, the six-story building could have been even greener. ...

$18.5m 'green' redevelopment to set a record: former HQ of Dillard's seeks LEED approval.(Green Business)
June 1, 2009... THE TRANSFORMATION OF the former Dillard's headquarters in downtown Little Rock to state office space is establishing a record for a green redevelopment project in Arkansas. "There is nothing that is even close to this," said Anne Laidlaw,...

State to get $165m for changes: stimulus program gives money for energy efficiency.(Green Business)
June 1, 2009... THE AMERICAN RECOVERY & Reinvestment Act of 2009 is a complex beast. The act, better known as the federal stimulus package, seeks to rejuvenate an economy in the middle of what has been dubbed the Great Recession. The stimulus bill also...

More bad news ...(Whispers)
June 1, 2009... ... for Gene Cauley, that is. A final judgment was entered May 21 in the sad case of Matt Johnson, a 22-year-old employee of Cauley's billboard business who was electrocuted in an accident in Benton in July 2005. Seco--that's Stephen...

Checkout banter.(Whispers)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Don't be surprised to see some new names coming to markets previously served by Harvest Foods, a subsidiary of Little Rock's financially distressed Affiliated Foods Southwest Inc. No names are confirmed with specific properties. But...

Lien on me.(Whispers)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Just when things appeared to have settled down at the recently completed Riviera Condominiums, which tallied its first three sales, we discover a $92,049 lien on the Little Rock redevelopment. Who filed the claim? Little Rock's Boyd...

And the winner is ...(Whispers)
June 1, 2009... You may remember we told you last week that the Economy Inn at 4000 W. Markham St. was mounting the auction block. The results are in and the winner is Springfield Holdings Group of Little Rock. Springfield Holdings acquired the...

Deja vu.(Whispers)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... You may have heard some rumblings that this exact scenario was supposed to play out last year. Here's what happened: Bhulabhai Patel, leader of Neshco Corp., had arranged to sell the property to Springfield Holdings in a $1.15 million deal...

Woo pig sue-e.(Whispers)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... You may recall that an Arkansas Razorback wine hit the scene just in time for last fall's football season. Well, it got punted. But not really the kind of kickoff you like for a new product. The Meeker Vineyard of Geyserville, Calif.,...

Out to dry.(Whispers)
June 1, 2009... Pardon the pun, but the owner of a local embroidery and screen-printing business has lost his shirt. Jason Palecek, owner of Victory Dry Goods & Design of Little Rock, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection last month in the Eastern...

Shifting soil.(Whispers)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Heard about a tiff between neighboring apartment projects in Little Rock's Riverdale area? The dispute concerns the cause of a sizable crack in the winding hillside road leading to Rivercliff Apartments. Record rainfall is identified...

A national sales tax.(Editorial)
June 1, 2009... ONE OF THE ITEMS ON FORMER Gov. Mike Huckabee's platform when he ran for the Republican presidential nomination was a national sales tax. It didn't get anywhere, but he's still championing the idea. And now, with the federal...

Judicial caution.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS MADE first choice for a Supreme Court justice, Judge Sonia Sotomayor. She will be the first Hispanic and the third woman on the court when the Senate confirms her, as it certainly will unless some scandalous revelation...

A journalist in every room.(Publisher's Note)
June 1, 2009... WHILE MOST OF THE STORIES about social media marketing these days focus on the opportunities for businesses and executives, we should also pay close attention to the challenges and pitfalls. Anyone speaking to a group used to be able to...

Remembering Tom Steves.(Commentary)
June 1, 2009... EVERY BUSINESS NEEDS A "doer," someone respected enough to have a long list of contacts in the community, one who can think on his feet, one whose phone calls are always returned, and one who provides wise counsel. At every stop in Tom...

The $81.5 million Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute in Little Rock is scheduled for completion in June 2010.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: The $81.5 million Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute in Little Rock is scheduled for completion in June 2010. The 12-floor, 300,000-SF project is on the campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical...

Office acquisition.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
June 1, 2009... An office project in downtown Little Rock tipped the scales at $1.3 million. The Arkansas School Boards Association bought the former headquarters of Baldwin & Shell Construction Co. at 523 Ringo St. The seller is 5th & Chester LLC, led by...

Main Street buy.(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... A commercial property in downtown Little Rock changed hands in a $365,000 deal. Main Street Place LLC, led by Lee Charles Mayles and Alonzo Williams Sr., purchased the 4,500-SF building at 1400 Main St. The seller is C&W Tools & Equipment...

Cassady purchase.(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... A 7,500-SF office building in southwest Little Rock drew a $200,000 sale. Cassady Associates Inc., led by Tony Cassady, acquired the 4615 W. 61st St. project from David and Marilyn Webb, Lawrence and Barbara Traub and James and Kimberly...

Country Club manor.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
June 1, 2009... A 5,617-SF home near the Country Club of Little Rock rang up a $1 million transaction. Nancy and Arthur Phillips Jr. bought the house from the Anne Cline Galloway Revocable Trust. The location was purchased for $350,000 in February 2001...

Sologne residence.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
June 1, 2009... A 6,200-SF home in the Sologne Circle neighborhood of west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood sold for $963,000. Steven and Susan Smith purchased the house from John and Kelly Hammer. The deal is funded with a 30-year loan of $417,000...

River Ridge Pointe home.(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... A 4,485-SF home in Little Rock's River Ridge Pointe neighborhood is under new ownership after a $638,000 transaction. Darren McFadden acquired the house from Bill and Torrie Cobb. The residence previously was linked with a November 2005...

Orle abode.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
June 1, 2009... A 5,216-SF house in the Orle neighborhood of west Little Rock's Chenal Valley development changed hands in a $513,000 sale. R.G. and Danea Smith bought the house from Graham Smith Construction LLC. The deal is backed with a 30-year loan of...

Custom financing.(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... The owner of a North Little Rock enterprise landed a $1 million funding agreement. CAC Properties LLC, led by Paul Reesnes and John Gueringer, received the one-year loan from Arvest Bank of Fayetteville. The 1.35-acre Custom Aircraft...

Frontier funding.(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... A North Little Rock property is securing a $607,750 mortgage. Frontier Logistical Services LLC, led by Thomas Cone Jr., obtained the five-year loan from Pinnacle National Bank of Nashville, Tenn. The 2.8-acre parcel near the northeast...

Utility mortgage.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
June 1, 2009... The owner of a south Little Rock property picked up a $529,510 financial package. Daniel Utility Construction Inc., led by Daniel Blair, got the five-year loan from Bank of Little Rock. The 9801 Col. Glenn Road property previously was tied...

Pinnacle partners face $27m foreclosure suit.(REAL ESTATE)
June 1, 2009... Bank of America filed for foreclosure last month on Pinnacle Hills West LLC, Bill and Carolyn Schwyhart, and Robert and Frieda Thornton of Rogers. The suit, filed in Benton County Circuit Court on May 12, claims a mortgage valued at $27.18...

Dillard family, board sued by shareholder.(RETAIL)
June 1, 2009... A Dillard's Inc. shareholder has filed a lawsuit against the Dillard family and the company's board members charging that they breached their fiduciary duties and wasted the company's assets. The shareholder, Steven Harben of Georgia, has...

General Dynamics to bring 20 jobs to Camden.(MANUFACTURING)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada has awarded General Dynamics Armament & Technical Products a contract valued at more than $150 million for work that will create 20 jobs at the General Dynamics plant at Camden....

Stephens-linked firm to buy two companies.(REAL ESTATE)(Company overview)
June 1, 2009... Buyers Protection Group Inc., an Atlanta-based real estate services firm partially owned by the Stephens Group LLC, has agreed to buy two subsidiaries from LandAmerica Financial Group Inc. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval...

10 hardest jobs to fill.(Inside Business)
June 1, 2009... 10 Hardest jobs to fill 1 Engineers 2 Nurses 3 Skilled/Manual Trades 4 Teachers 5 Sales Representatives 6 Technicians 7 Drivers 8 IT Staff 9 Laborers 10 Machinist/Machine Operators Source: Manpower Inc.'s...

Comfort Suites in Springdale under new ownership.( )(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Bhikha Hospitality LLC recently purchased the Comfort Suites in Springdale for $3.83 million. The hotel at 1099 Rieff St. was purchased from T.H. Hospitality-Comfort Suites Inc. The hotel was built in 2003 and has a total of 43,344 SF. The...

Northwest Arkansas wins architecture awards.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
June 1, 2009... Northwest Arkansas was the big winner of design awards presented recently by the Arkansas chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Out of 28 projects reviewed, 12 were in northwest Arkansas. Of the 10 finalists, eight were in this...

Trout publishes children's book.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
June 1, 2009... Four-time Grammy-nominated duet Trout Fishing in America has released a new children's storybook-music CD combo, "My Name is Chicken Joe." The Prairie Grove group--which has been called the "Lennon and McCartney of children's...

FutureFuel sues, seeks to get out of contract.(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... FutureFuel Chemical Co. of Batesville has sued the National Biodiesel Board of Jefferson City, Mo., to get out of a long-term contract. FutureFuel, which makes specialty organic chemical products and biofuels, said it didn't realize that...

DOJ files bias suit, names city of Marion.(NE Journal: A Look at News From Northeast Arkansas)
June 1, 2009... The U.S. government has filed a lawsuit against the city of Marion and charged it with race discrimination for not promoting a part-time police officer to full-time duties because he is black. The lawsuit said that Stacy Allen, who is...

Paragould utility getting money for storm damage.(NE Journal: A Look at News From Northeast Arkansas)
June 1, 2009... Paragould Light Water & Cable said it had started receiving money from state and federal agencies to cover the $3.53 million damage caused by the January ice storm. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is expected to cover 75 percent of...

Tom Steves of North Little Rock, a longtime advertising executive and current marketing director for Twin City Bank, was killed May 26 in a motorcycle crash in northern Pulaski County.(Business Briefs)
June 1, 2009... Tom Steves of North Little Rock, a longtime advertising executive and current marketing director for Twin City Bank, was killed May 26 in a motorcycle crash in northern Pulaski County. He was 68. After working with First National Bank in Little...

Afco Steel of Little Rock, a structural steel fabricator, is celebrating its 100th anniversary on June 9, 2009.(Business Briefs)
June 1, 2009... Afco Steel of Little Rock, a structural steel fabricator, is celebrating its 100th anniversary on June 9, 2009. Arkansas Foundry Co. was founded by Fred I. Brown and four partners who began a gray iron foundry business. Afco Steel has...

NAI Global, a managed network of commercial real estate firms and one of the largest real estate services providers worldwide, is expanding its coverage in northeast Arkansas with the signing of Burrow Halsey Realty Group.(Business Briefs)
June 1, 2009... NAI Global, a managed network of commercial real estate firms and one of the largest real estate services providers worldwide, is expanding its coverage in northeast Arkansas with the signing of Burrow Halsey Realty Group. The firm will now...

Maverick Transportation LLC of Little Rock was recently recognized by Aon Risk Services as being SafeFleet Certified.(Business Briefs)
June 1, 2009... Maverick Transportation LLC of Little Rock was recently recognized by Aon Risk Services as being SafeFleet Certified. The SafeFleet program compares individual fleets' safety records against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.(Business Briefs)
June 1, 2009... Vicente Trius has been named executive vice president, president and CEO of Wal-Mart Latin America by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. He had been president and CEO of Wal-Mart Asia. He previously led Wal-Mart Brazil for 11 years. Based in the Latin...

North Arkansas Regional Medical Center at Harrison has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in computed tomography as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology.(Business Briefs)
June 1, 2009... North Arkansas Regional Medical Center at Harrison has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in computed tomography as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology. ACR assesses the qualifications of the...

The Little Rock Marathon and Little Rock Parks & Recreation will celebrate National Running Day on June 3 by hosting a 5K Fun Run/ Walk at Murray Park at 6 a.m.(Business Briefs)
June 1, 2009... The Little Rock Marathon and Little Rock Parks & Recreation will celebrate National Running Day on June 3 by hosting a 5K Fun Run/ Walk at Murray Park at 6 a.m. There's no cost, but registration is encouraged and those who do will get an...

DataPath Inc.(Business Briefs)
June 1, 2009... DataPath Inc. of Little Rock, software services provider for the employer-benefit industry and a leader in the consumer-driven health care push, will be part of a lobbying initiative on Capitol Hill from June 8-10 to save flexible spending...

Withrow Springs State Park at Huntsville was presented a 2009 War Eagle Creek Steward Award during the recent third annual War Eagle Appreciation Day.(Business Briefs)
June 1, 2009... Withrow Springs State Park at Huntsville was presented a 2009 War Eagle Creek Steward Award during the recent third annual War Eagle Appreciation Day. The park and its staff have served as a focal point when it comes to appreciation of War...

Arkansas Business Hall of Fame.(Business Briefs)
June 1, 2009... The deadline for business and community leaders to submit nominations for the 2010 Arkansas Business Hall of Fame is July 1. The Arkansas Business Hall of Fame honors, preserves and perpetuates the names and accomplishments of business leaders...

Brunch beats lunch at Satellite.(Business Lunch Review)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] OUR RECENT EXPERIENCE AT Satellite Coffee Co. & Cafe confirms, as we suspected, that the brunch offerings trump the lunch menu. We arrived at Satellite Cafe shortly before 11 a.m., surprised to find the place,...

Woodlands Edge wins land development award.(Notes)
June 1, 2009... Woodlands Edge, the Little Rock subdivision developed by Rocket Properties LLC, continues to rack up awards. The latest comes from the National Association of Home Builders, which certified Woodlands Edge at the first four-star-level land...

Architect predicts demand for green design to soar.(Notes)
June 1, 2009... The demand for sustainable design and green building is expected to increase dramatically by 2010. Shane Fernandez, corporate director of architecture for Crafton Tull Sparks, said about $12 billion was spent on green building efforts in...

Fayetteville hotel cited for sustainability plan.(Notes)
June 1, 2009... The Courtyard by Marriott in Fayetteville is the first hotel in northwest Arkansas to be awarded the Silver Eco-Certification by Eco Crown Hospitality after the recent launch of a collaborative sustainability action plan for hotel guests and...

Urban Land Institute honors Heifer's HQ.(Notes)
June 1, 2009... Heifer International's headquarters in Little Rock, a LEED platinum-certified facility built atop Arkansas' largest brownfield reclamation site, has been named one of 10 recipients of the Urban Land Institute's 2009 Awards for Excellence. ...

AERT's green products meet code, report says.(Notes)
June 1, 2009... Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. of Springdale said its line of green building products, including fire-resistant decking, meets code requirements, according to an evaluation report from the International Code...

Green incentives help Arkansas businesses save or get cash.(Green Business)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] HELPING PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT by "going green" is not the only benefit of the trendy business stance. Some companies can actually save on taxes by doing so. Although legislative incentives for environmentally...

Garden roofs blossom in Chicago.
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHILE ROOFTOP GARDENS have been slow to catch on in Arkansas, Chicago has seen them bloom. So far, the city has about 300 buildings with rooftop gardens, and 100 more are under development, said Larry Merritt, a...

UA's architecture school earns national recognition.(University of Arkansas )
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHEN JOHN G. WILLIAMS founded the architecture program at the University of Arkansas in 1946, it consisted of two courses offered through the College of Engineering. In 1958, it became the only accredited...

Recession slows architecture work, but Benchmark grows.(Overview)
June 1, 2009... THE STATE'S ARCHITECTURE firms, like most other businesses, have taken their lumps during the current recession. Many are smaller this year, having had to cut back because of the slowdown in building activity in both the commercial and...

Wilcox Group Architects Inc.'s commitment to mentoring was recently recognized with one of the top awards given by the national Intern Development Program Advisory Committee.(Awards and Honors)
June 1, 2009... Wilcox Group Architects Inc.'s commitment to mentoring was recently recognized with one of the top awards given by the national Intern Development Program Advisory Committee. The Little Rock firm is one of only two firms in the nation to...

Largest architectural firms.(Directory)(Statistical table)
June 1, 2009... Largest Architectural Firms Ranked by registered architects in Arkansas Registered Architects Firm Engineers Primary Office Other...

LR-based health drink poised to remain secret no longer.(HealthSpan Solutions)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] HAVEN'T HEARD OF BENEVIA? You're forgiven. It might be one of Arkansas' best-kept secrets. But don't count on being left long in the dark about this innovative product produced by an Arkansas startup. Recently...

UAMS gets grant totaling $1.5m for cancer research.(Innovation Briefs)
June 1, 2009... A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences clinical trial that explores a new way to provide early cancer diagnoses has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Vladimir Zharov, director of the Phillips...

Nanomanufacturing facility opens in NWA; state's first.(Innovation Briefs)
June 1, 2009... Arkansas' first nanomanufacturing facility officially opened Friday in Springdale. Duralor LLC, a producer of high-performance coatings and coating processes for cutting tools and machine-wear parts, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its...

New patents in Arkansas.(Innovation)
June 1, 2009... New Patents in Arkansas Description Inventor Assignee Combination pliers Brad Broadus, Brad Broadus and spudding tool Calico Rock Moveable platform Carl Jacobs, Carl Jacobs and for a...

BKD LLP.(ACCOUNTING)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Curtis Strange has been promoted to senior manager at BKD LLP in Little Rock. Jeremy Goss and Zach McCoy have been promoted to managers. Strange is a member of...

Harvest Select Catfish.(AGRICULTURE)
June 1, 2009... Chris Hill has been promoted to manager of Harvest Select Catfish's plant at Eudora. Hill has been employed in shipping and production operations since 1993. He succeeds Russ McPherson, who has been promoted to director of technical services...

University of Arkansas.(EDUCATION)
June 1, 2009... Christopher Knighten, a native of North Little Rock, has been named director of athletic bands for the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Knighten, who has been director of the East Carolina University Marching Pirates since 1993, will...

Carter Malloy, current head of the Internet software and services stock analyst team at Stephens Inc. of Little Rock, and the team's former head, Kyle Evans, were among the "Top Analysts of 2009 for the United States" as determined by StarMine.(FINANCIAL SERVICES)
June 1, 2009... Carter Malloy, current head of the Internet software and services stock analyst team at Stephens Inc. of Little Rock, and the team's former head, Kyle Evans, were among the "Top Analysts of 2009 for the United States" as determined by StarMine....

Arkansas Funeral Directors Association.(FUNERAL SERVICES)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Earl Sanders of Latimer Funeral Homes in Nashville and Murfreesboro has been elected president of the 20092010 Board of Directors of the Arkansas Funeral Directors Association. Bobby Thurman of Nelson Funeral...

St. Bernards Senior Health Clinic.(HEALTH CARE)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr. Cristina Rosca has joined the medical staff at St. Bernards Senior Health Clinic in Jonesboro. A native of Bucharest, Romania, Rosca served two residencies in Chicago: one in internal medicine at Michael Reese...

John Haman, a financial representative with the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, has earned the Chartered Life Underwriter designation from The American College of Bryn Mawr, Pa.(INSURANCE)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] John Haman, a financial representative with the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, has earned the Chartered Life Underwriter designation from The American College of Bryn Mawr, Pa. He is associated with the...

CryeLeike Realtors'.(REAL ESTATE)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] JD Crow, has joined CryeLeike Realtors' regional headquarters sales center on Kanis Road in Little Rock. He is a newly licensed real estate sales associate and was for the past 13 years a client executive for...

Toni Chandler of Benton, a truck driver for CalArk Inc., has been named the Arkansas Trucking Association's 2008 Driver of the Year.(TRANSPORTATION)
June 1, 2009... Toni Chandler of Benton, a truck driver for CalArk Inc., has been named the Arkansas Trucking Association's 2008 Driver of the Year. Chandler has logged more than 1.8 million miles with no accidents or moving violations. She has been with...

Stock summary.
June 1, 2009... Stock Summary 5/28/2009 Weekly YTD Arkansas Public Company Stocks Close Change Change Acxiom Corp. (ACXM) 10.54 2.53% 26.91% A.E.R.T...

Corrections.(Whispers)(Correction notice)
June 1, 2009... Twin City Bank of North Little Rock was the lender on a $2.5 million construction project at Arkansas Baptist College of Little Rock. The lender was reported incorrectly in the May 18 "Real Deals" column. The Stephens Group LLC is located...

On guard, online.(Batesville Daily Guard)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Around the start of February, the Batesville Daily Guard began charging for online subscriptions--and it has not doomed the small paper. In fact, the paper, which had offered online content for free, made the switch during a broader drive to...

Cleaning up.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)
June 1, 2009... The Arkansas Times' Arkansas Blog has never been a supporter of coal power, and Max Brantley, the Times' editor, will admit it. He's written about it multiple times. But the sometimes scathing criticism Brantley has directed at the Swepco...

Job search I.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)
June 1, 2009... It's still unknown whom B.J. Sams will pass the baton to when he steps down as one of the morning anchors for KTHV-TV, Channel 11, at July's end. KTHV has not even begun the search in earnest, Chuck Maulden, the CBS affiliate's news...

Job search II.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)
June 1, 2009... It appears that KARK-TV, Channel 4, is in no hurry to replace former General Manager Gayle Kiger, who left the station May 1 for a similar position in Texas. Since Kiger's departure from the Nexstar Broadcasting-owned station, many of his...

Go forth & communicate.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)
June 1, 2009... The International Association of Business Communicators' Arkansas chapter is hosting a summer workshop for "professional communicators." The event, which Arkansas Business Publishing Group is co-sponsoring, will take place June 26. The cost is...

Got your 'morning coffee'?(ARKANSAS SPORTS 360.com)
June 1, 2009... While you're steeping, Philip Seaton's not. But don't worry, he's just gathering all the links you need to the sports and personalities you want to read about in the daily "Morning Coffee" on our blog, The Playing Field. There's always...

Big-league Arkansans.(ARKANSAS SPORTS 360.com)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Brooks Robinson helped put his home state on the map, but there are plenty of sports ambassadors still playing that shine a light on our fair state. Check out our special "Arkansas People" to get bios, pictures,...

Asking for Nebraska.(ARKANSAS SPORTS 360.com)
June 1, 2009... The Arkansas baseball team didn't exactly end their regular season with a flourish and had mixed results in the Southeastern Conference. Nevertheless, Dave Van Horn's Razorbacks can still make it to Omaha if they can manage to pass some...

AS360'S most read stories.(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Former Hog Apologizes Via Twitter for Not Graduating Steven Hill gives a belated apology to Razorback fans for contributing to the low graduation rate attributed to the basketball program. John Pelphrey's team received a tow 888 Academic...

Twister making noise.(THE PLAYING FIELD)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... If you're looking for the next potential Arkansas-connected superstar in the making, then check out the Arkansas Twisters' Rod Harper. NFL scouts already know about the arena football 2 league newcomer, who is on pace to shatter a Twisters...